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In this Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, photo, University of Texas students Henri Kejellberg, left, Cheralyn Salone, center, and Robert Rajput, right, work in an aerospace engineering lab on the University of Texas campus, in Austin, Texas. In-state tuition at public research universities has increased 43 percent beyond inflation over the last decade, to more than $15,000. UT-Austin remains considerably less _ around $10,000 per year. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

In this Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, photo, University of Texas students Henri Kejellberg, left, Cheralyn Salone, center, and Robert Rajput, right, work in an aerospace engineering lab on the University of Texas campus, in Austin, Texas. In-state tuition at public research universities has increased 43 percent beyond inflation over the last decade, to more than $15,000. UT-Austin remains considerably less _ around $10,000 per year. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)